International Evangelical Church Of The Soldiers Of The Cross Of Christ v. Church Of The Soldiers Of The Cross Of Christ Of The State Of California

54 F.3d 587 INTERNATIONAL EVANGELICAL CHURCH OF The SOLDIERS OF THE CROSS OF CHRIST, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHURCH OF the SOLDIERS OF THE CROSS OF CHRIST OF the STATE OF CALIFORNIA; Defendant-Appellee, and Rolando Gonzalez, Defendant. Nos. 93-56210, 94-55067. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submission Deferred Feb. 10, 1995. Resubmitted Feb. 17, 1995. Decided April 28, 1995. Barbara L. James, Whittier, CA, for plaintiff-appellant. Barry A. Fisher, Fleishman, Fisher & Moest, Los Angeles, CA, for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before: BEEZER and NOONAN, Circuit Judges, and EZRA * , District Judge. NOONAN, Circuit Judge: 1 International Evangelical Church of the Soldiers of the Cross of Christ (International Church), a Florida corporation, appeals from the judgment dismissing on the grounds of res judicata its complaint against Church of Soldiers of the Cross of Christ of the State of California, a California corporation (California Church). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . We reverse the district court.PROCEEDINGS 2 On November 1, 1991, International Church…